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Edgwork: You’ve seen the elements in the previous four Ski Priority videos; now learn how to tie them all together in the fifth installment on controlling your line and speed down the mountain. You do know what the fall line is, don’t you? The fall line is the fast way down the mountain. Because it’s …
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Edgework: Is this the winter you said that you would definitely learn to ski the right way? Time’s running out on the season, but if you haven’t gone to the slopes yet–or you are at the slopes and just want to improve–we’re running a group of videos that will cover some of the basics of …
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Edgework: There is a lot of attention in ski technique given to the outside ski but even as important as that ski is in turn initiation, the other 50% of the action is happening on the inside ski. Here’s a short instruction piece, with Josh Foster, on the what, why, and how of using the inside …
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Edgework: If you ski the back country or go helicopter skiing, you’re going to be skiing deep and steep. Being good on the steeps is a necessary technical skill, for both safety and enjoyment. In keeping with our Winter Film Festival series for 2016, here’s the first of several videos on good technique for skiing …
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Edgework: You’re going off a cliff if you ski the backcountry or drop in from a helicopter. It’s going to happen and it’s a part of the sport. Sometimes you’re going to seek out the cliff and sometimes it’s going to show up right in front of you. So…deal with it. Here’s how. The …
Edgework: Take a short break from backcountry/helicopter skiing and give the next series of videos on skiing technique a look or two. You can’t do the backcountry or big snow without good technique–to think otherwise is to court (and probably find) disaster. First up: the ski pivot. The Fine Print: Embed courtesy of YouTube(thanks …
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The Latest Word: New Year’s Day is the most important day of the year. Unlike religious holidays, it is universally celebrated and universally enjoyed. New Year’s Day requires no special decorations (confetti is nice, but not necessary); has no special set of colors (unlike the red and green of Christmas), is non-denominational and completely international. …